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The Times Advocate, 2008-08-20, Page 5Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Times—Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News I OYEARS AGO August 12, 1988 - With some encouragement from her brothers, an eight year- old Barb Parsons got on the back of a steer for the first time and rode it to win the junior steer riding event at the Exeter rodeo. Now, Barb Millar will be back this weekend looking for a fast time in the barrel racing event. A recent restructuring agreement approved by Lambton County council has Grand Bend upset. The approval made Wednesday will see Grand Bend amalgamate with Thedford, Arkona, Bosanquet and Forest, forming a new municipal- ity called North Lambton. Arm wrestling winners at Saturday's Dashwood Friedsburg Days were Eleanor Weigand, Paul Ritchie, Knud Bovtrau, Larry Skinner and Stefan Orenchuk. 20YEARS AGO August 17, 1988 - William J. (B.J.) Rowcliffe is the newest member of Usborne Township coun- cil. "It's just like wartime" was the way Nabisco Brands manager Joe Rider described the difficul- ties in finding labour for the canning operations this year. The local firm has had to bring in Jamaican workers and people from Nova Scotia to fill the demand for help. "A dream come true". That's the way Lucan Lions president Larry Hotson described the new Lucan and area seniors apartment construction which officially got off the ground Saturday after- noon. The Lucan Lions are sponsoring the 35 unit project with funding from both the federal and provincial governments. 30YEARS AGO August 17, 1978 - Cause of the fire which destroyed a turnip processing plant, west of Hensall early Saturday morning is still undeter- mined. The two-year-old building which was owned by Peter Oud of Kippen was completely destroyed along with three trucks, the plant's machinery, plus records and cash. 45 YEARS AGO August 18, 1963 - A crystal controlled trans- mitter -receiver radio system was installed this week in the town police cruisers. The system, operated through Harvey's telephone answering service has a range of 10 to 15 miles depending on weather conditions. Gail Farquhar, daughter of Aubrey and Grace Farquhar of Exeter has won the UWO Board of Governors Admission Scholarship for South Huron District High School. She was second highest in this year's graduating class. The livery stable behind the Commercial Hotel in Hensall was torn down to make room for parking. The livery, which boasted of individual box stalls was torn down in preparation for anticipated licensed operations of the hotel in the near future. 50YEARS AGO August 19, 1958 - A new paint and body shop was opened this week by Har Brintnell, who has 12 years experience in the business. The new building is located just off Waterloo Street at the south end of town. Bill Gossman of Dashwood has just returned from a month and a half trip to the west coast which cost him less than $25. His scissor sharp- ener helped him meet expenses. The Exeter Bowling Lanes will be operated by new owners, mayor R.E. Pooley and E. Scott of Exeter. The building was recently purchased from Len McKnight. 60YEARS AGO August 20, 1948 - Messrs. William Sweitzer and Samuel Sweitzer and a Tuckey Transport truck left for Toronto for the runways and equip- ment for the new bowling alley being built by William Sweitzer. 90YEARS AGO August 18, 1918 - Harvesting of the Dutch set onion crop is in full swing. The crop on the whole is not up to other years. The hearts of the youngsters of town have been made happy the past week by Mr. W.F. Abbott who has installed on his playgrounds near his home teeters, slides and swings for the girls and boys. Mr. Abbott is laying out ball dia- mnnrdc and a tPnnic rnnrt ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss Adult Activities Co-ordinator If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything, if you look at what you have in life, you have everything. Bridge anyone? Every Monday at 7 p.m. there will be bridge game at the newly renovated hall at Riverview Estates. Four Deal Progressive Bridge will be played with emphasis on the social side. All seniors in South Huron are invited to join us. Bridge Lessons will start in September and will be scheduled in the morning according to preference. The beginners' course runs eight weeks long with supervised playing on subsequent weeks. Lillian Mathers is an accredited bridge teacher and for further information call 235- 1098. Fish Fry Everyone is planning to attend a delicious fish fry to be held on Sun., Sept. 14 at 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Exeter Legion. Advance tickets are $12 and at the door $14. Children 5 and under free and ages 6 — 12 $5. Tickets are available at the Legion 519-235-2962 or Harvey Hillman at 5194,235-1167. Entertainment will be by Lil' Audrey. Public Service Announcement Our place is cool — Queensway Retirement, Hensall opens doors for seniors to come in and cool off. With the hot weather upon us, we recognize that seniors are more susceptible to the dangers of heat and dehydration. As a public service, Queensway Retirement Living is offering local seniors the opportunity to come in out of the heat and enjoy our fully air-conditioned space. Seniors are invited to visit us during the heat of the day, and come in and relax with cold refreshments, enjoy an activity or visit with a friend. Meals are available for a nominal charge. Respite and vacation stays are also wel- come. This program will be available during the heat of the summer, and extended into September based on weath- er. Interested seniors are asked to call Julie Grimminck at 262-2830, ext 4. Speaker at Riverview Estate Club House Special Notice: Kendra Craig of Bio -Connections will be at the Riverview Estates, Exeter to speak on the impor- tance of exercising for seniors. Be at the club house on Wed., Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. Stay for lunch which is only $6. For more information, contact Lorna Stuart at 235-0185. Alzheimer caregiver support groups Grand Bend support group is held on the 1st Monday of every month in the evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grand Bend Community Health centre. Your facilitator is Shirley Philips. `Just for Us' program will run at the same time for those who would like to attend. Please call the office to register. Note: The Grand Bend support group is cancelled for the summer, but will resume on Sept. 8. Exeter support group is held the 2nd Thursday of every month in the afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Exeter Town Hall. Your facilitator is Maggie Brennan. Goderich support group is held the 2nd Monday of every month in the afternoon from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. at the Knox Presbyterian Church. Your facilitator is Maggie Brennan. Seaforth support group is held on the last Wednesday of every month in the afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the CMHA Building. Your facilitator is Maggie Brennan. Wingham support group is held on the 2nd Monday of every month in the evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wingham Adult Day Centre. Your facilitator is Cathy Rietsma. Note: Any cancellations will be announced on CKNX radio 920 A.M. and the society will make every effort to contact you directly. New members are always welcome. If you prefer to receive individual support, please call the Alzheimer Society. For more information, call 482-1482 or 1-800-561-5012 if you would like to attend a support group. Household hints: 1. Reheat Pizza: Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy microwaved pizza. I saw this on the cooldng channel and it really works! 2. Easy Deviled Eggs: Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remain- der of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, and cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up. 3. Expanding frosting: When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving. 4. Reheating refrigerated bread: To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased mois- ture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster. 5. Newspaper weeds away: Start putting in your plants; work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers put lay- ers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers. 6. Broken glass clean up: Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. 7. No more mosquitoes: Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. 8. Squirrels away: To keep squirrels from eating arss your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pep- per. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. 9. Flexible vacuum nozzle: To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. 10. Reducing static cling: Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and stat- ic is gone. 11. Measuring cups clean-up: Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out. 12. Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the win- dows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth! 13. Reopening envelope: If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Voila! It unseals easily. 14. Hair conditioner: Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair. 15. Goodbye fruit flies: To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with apple cider vinegar and two drops of dish washing liquid mix well. You will find the flies drawn to the cup and are gone forever! 16. Get rid of ants: Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home" and can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or children. The Moped... An elderly man on a Moped, looking about 100 years old, pulls up next to a doctor at a street light. The old man looks over at the sleek shiny car and asks, What kind of car ya got there, sonny?' The doctor replies, 'A Ferrari GTO. It cost half a million dollars!' 'That's a lot of money,' says the old man. 'Why does it cost so much?' 'Because this car can do up to 320 miles an hour!' states the doctor proudly. The Moped driver asks, 'Mind if I take a look inside?' 'No problem,' replies the doctor. So the old man pokes his head in the window and looks around. Then, sitting back on his Moped, the old man says, that's a pretty nice car, all right... But I'll stick with my Moped!' Just then the light changes, so the doctor decides to show the old man just what his car can do. He floors it, and within 30 seconds the speedometer reads 160 mph. Suddenly, he notices a dot in his rear view mirror. It seems to be getting closer! He slows down to see what it could be and suddenly... WH0000SSSHHH! Something whips by him going much faster! 'What on earth could be going faster than my Ferrari?' the doctor asks himself. He presses harder on the accelerator and takes the Ferrari up to 250 mph. then, up ahead of him, he sees that it's the old man on the Moped! Amazed that the Moped could pass his Ferrari, he gives it more gas and passes the Moped at 275 mph. He's feeling pretty good until he looks in his mirror and sees the old man gaining on him! Astounded by the speed of this old guy, he floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari all the way up to 320 mph. Not ten seconds later, he sees the Moped bearing down on him again! The Ferrari is flat out, and there's nothing he can do! Suddenly, the Moped plows into the back of his Ferrari, demolishing the rear end. The doctor stops and jumps out and, unbelievably the old man is still alive. He runs up to the banged -up old guy and says, 'I'm a doctor.... Is there anything I can do for you?' The old man whispers, 'Unhook my suspenders from your side view mirror.' Bill Tinney Smile: An old man was sitting in the front row at a town meeting, heckling the mayor as he delivered a long speech. Finally the mayor could stand it no longer, so he pointed to the heckler and said, "Will that gentleman stand up and tell the audience what he has ever done for the good of the town." "Well Mr. Mayor," the man said in a firm voice, "I voted against you in the last election." Jim Be